Day 9 of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics here in Whistler was another beautiful sunny day and we where blessed to be able to host some wonderful live performers on stage including Animal Nation, Five Alarm Funk and the well known Jully Black.
Animal Nation Live on Stage Whistler 2010
Animal Nation is a local act here in Whistler who was formed in 2004 over a heated argument (by two soon to be hip hop artists) over another bands performance. Animal Nation consists of two members Steige “Tall Man” Turner and Mike “Armadillo Slim” Armitage who are hesitant to call their music ‘hip-hop’ “because a lot of hip-hop sucks” says Animal Nation. They think this is unfortunate because they really love good hip hop but realize the general population thinks hip hop sucks as well.
Armadillo Slim - Animal Nation live on stage Whistler 2010
Animal Nation has appeared on many big stage shows in Whistler during basically every music festival Whistler hosts including Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival’s, Pemberton Festival in 2009 and played in Ottawa during Canada Day festivities in 2010.
Steige Turner - Animal Nation live on stage Whistler 2010
Besides their live performances at different festivals they have also appeared on Peak Season which is a reality tv show about life in Whistler jam packed with the amazing babes and drama that live can bring. On top of their appearence in Peak Season Steige Turner also did the voice for the Reality TV show’s trailer which you can watched here.
Clint Westwood on stage with Animal Nation Live - Whistler 2010
Animal Nation has released 3 Albums since their origin in 2004 and their latest LP ‘Understanding More About Nothing Than Anybody Ever Thought Impossible or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Music‘ has been one of my favorites since I got my hands on a copy last summer.
Animal Nation live on stage - Whistler 2010
They have also just released a new EP Album with Sebastian Hochstein (Basti) titled ‘Basti Made Me Do It’ which was created in 3 weeks while Sebastian was visiting Animal Nation in Whistler BC. Animal Nation says “Basti acts as the motivation behind this EP as stated in the intro track, “Basti made me do it, and we’re really glad he did.”
Steige Turner - Animal Nation live on stage - Whistler 2010
Here’s a nice piece of literature that I found written about Animal Nation on their CBC Radio site.
Now freak on that, if you will.”
Armadillo Slim DJs the stage - Animal Nation Live on Stage - Whistler 2010
Five Alarm Funk live on Stage - Whistler 2010
Five Alarm Funk live on stage - Whistler 2010
Five Alarm Funk live on stage Whistler 2010
Five Alarm Funk live on stage Whistler 2010
Five Alarm Funk live on stage Whistler 2010
Jully Black live on stage Whistler 2010
Jully Black live on stage Whistler - Olympics 2010
Jully Black live on stage Whistler - Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Along with all of her accomplishments collaborating with many major Hip hop stars she also went threw many struggles during her career. Jully had her first solo debut album scheduled for release in 2003 by MCA Records which was heavily delayed and eventually MCA eventually pulled out and her album never hit the streets.
Jully Black live on stage Whistler 2010 Olympics
Jully Black live on Stage - Whistler 2010 Olympics
In 2005 she released her new album This Is Me thanks to Universal Music Canada. When her album was released Jully reported her album struggled to sell 15,000 copies. Although according to the piracy report by IFPI, the internation music industry body, there were “2.8 million illegal file swapping requests for her music in the first two weeks of her album’s release.” It can’t be easy for new artists to make a living off their dreams when their fans only support them by illegally downloading their music.
Jully Black and D.shon live on Stage - Whistler 2010
2007 was a ground breaking year for Jully Black when she released her new single entitled “Seven Day Fool” which became Black’s first Top 10 hit in Canada. Shortly after her second album Revival was released in Late 2007 and was awarded a Juno for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in 2008.
D.shon live on Stage Whistler 2010
Jully Black live on stage - Whistler 2010 Olympics
Jully Black is not only a Juno winning musician, but she also has become a celebrity reporter for CTV’s daily etalk an entertainment magazine. You can check out the links above to watch her on CTV’s etalk.
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This is the newly minted vid to give everybody a glimpse into the Five Alarm Funk concert expereince!
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